Early general elections were held in
Montserrat on 20 September 1973.
[General Election Results - 20 September 1973]
Caribbean Elections The result was a victory for the
Progressive Democratic Party (PDP), which won five of the seven seats in the
Legislative Council. PDP leader
Percival Austin Bramble Percival Austin Bramble (born January 24, 1931) is a politician from Montserrat
Montserrat ( ) is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is part of the Leeward Islands, the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles chain of the West ...
remained
Chief Minister
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Background
Following the 1970 elections, the next elections were not due until March 1976. However, Bramble asked the Governor
A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...
to dissolve the Legislative Council on 7 August, resulting in early elections.[J A George Irish (1974) ''Alliouagana in agony'', p3] Bramble claimed that he required a new mandate to combat racism in the island's education system.[
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Results
References
{{Montserratian elections
Elections in Montserrat
Montserrat
General election
Montserratian general election